Word: braine
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Breggin further cited a study that showed a shrinkage of the brain in adults who used Ritalin as children. He said he was frustrated that no one seemed to care about the negative effects...
...under $10. Oldies-but-goodies fill the shelves: disappearing ink, joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, two headed nickels, trick decks of cards, finger traps and snakes that pop out of mixed nut cans. They're joined by the less-clicheed instant worms, fake spilled nail polish, a hugely popular rubber brain, fake parking tickets and life-like stick-on faucets...
Margaret suffers from chronic brain seizures,crippling her ability to work. Her first attack,in 1995, came the day before her son's birthdayparty at Chuck E. Cheese...
Critics say Landmark is an elaborate marketing game that relies heavily on volunteers. Says Tom Johnson, an "exit counselor" often summoned by concerned parents to tend to alumni: "They tire your brain; they make you vulnerable." Says critic Liz Sumerlin: "The participants end up becoming recruiters. That's the whole purpose." Psychiatrists who speak on Landmark's behalf dispute these claims. But Sumerlin says a 1993 Forum turned her fiance (now her ex) into a robot. She organized an anti-Landmark hot line and publications clearinghouse. Landmark officials made sounds...
...Tamagotchi left you with the impression that all digital toys are brain dead, Lego Mindstorms could change your mind. This fall the venerable plastic building blocks will come with motors, sensors, cd-rom and computer controller, enabling kids to create blinking, thinking, moving robots. Developed with M.I.T.'s Media Lab, the new Legos ($200) require children (or their parents) to master a computer-programming language before they can bring the toys to life. With 700 pieces, the set should keep kids busy for days before they terrorize the household...